Julian Knowle vs Lukasz Kubot, Australian Open 2005, Qualifying R1
Final score
Final
6-1 6-4
Venue and conditions
Melbourne ParkMelbourne, AUS
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.9 vs last year99.7Average
What is court speed?
How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.
- Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
- Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
- Average97–103US Open, Dubai
- Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
- Very fast108+Basel
Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.
How court speed worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
4Aces4
0Double faults3
35Service points won39
8Service games played9
8Service games won5
9Return games played8
1/1100%Break points saved69%9/13
4/1331%Break points converted0%0/1
Head to head
2Knowle
0Kubot
2 meetings- Australian OpenQualifying R1 · 13 Jan 2005HardThis matchJulian KnowleSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Lukasz KubotSets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 4
- GrazRound of 16 · 2002HardJulian KnowleSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Lukasz KubotSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
Match research
ProEverything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.
- Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
- Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
- Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
- Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.